Camp stove



April 39, 1935: F. x. MUENZER CAMP STOVE Filed Feb. 14, 1933- 2Sheetsl-Sheet 2 wai -W of an automobile, to be set up wherever aPatented Apr. 30, 1935 UNE'E'ED STATES RATEN'F QFFIQE CAMP STOVE 3Claims.

This invention relates to an improved camp stove which is adapted to besupplied as a part of the regular furnishings of a camp site, or to becarried as a part of the camping equipment stop is made long enough todo any cooking.

One object of the invention is to provide a stove of simple constructionmade up of onlyafewparts, which may be carried in a compact knock-downform, and which may be set up quickly with a minimum amount of labor. Inits preferred form, the stove is also provided with a specialcompartment adapted to be used as an incinerator for garbage or trash.When the stove is set up, it may be easily turned around according tochanges in the direction of the prevailing wind, to insure a properdraft. No doors are necessary.

The detailed construction of the invention, in its preferred form, willbe described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig.l is a perspective view of the stove;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view looking from the opposite angle;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 but with one of the sideplates removed;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the griddles which may befurnished with the stove.

As illustrated in the drawings, the stove comprises similar opposed sideplates 5 and 6, the lower edges of which are adapted to rest upon theground. The front portion of each of these side plates has an upper edge7 substantially parallel with the lower edge thereof, and the rearportion has an upper edge 8 which is also parallel to the lower edge,but at a greater distance there from, so that each side plate isapproximately L- shaped. The side plates 5 and 6 are connected near theedges 7 by a grate 9 and are connected near the edges 8 by a similargrate H3. Between the grates 9 and ill, the side plates are connected byan upright transverse plate H. The rear edges of the side plates areconnected by a rear wall consisting preferably of two plates l2 and IS.The plates 5 and 3 are connected near their lower edges by a fire grateit which is spaced from the ground to provide a draft up through thefuel and which terminates at its rear end some distance in front of therear wall of the stove.

For convenience in assembling the various parts of the stove, the rearedges of the side plates 5 and t are formed with flanges I5 to which therear plates l2" and it are bolted, and the grates 9, l0 and E i and theplate H are formed with lugs it which may be conveniently bolteddirectly to the side plates '5 and 6. The upper part of the rear wall isformed with a flue opening El which is adapted to be regulated by anadjustable damper ifi. This flue opening is preferably in the form of acollar to which a stove pipe may be connected.

It will be noted that the stove is made up of a relatively small numberof parts which may be easily assembled by means of a few bolts. Thestove may be made in relatively small sizes for automobile equipment orin large sizes to be regularly installed as a part of a permanent campsite. In either case the stove may be readily turned so that theprevailing wind has a tendency to create a draft through the fire boxand upwardly through the flue outlet H. No door is needed in front ofthe fire box.

The grate 9 may be used for broiling or for supporting cooking vessels.The grate Ill may be used for keeping things warm. A plate 59, as shownin Fig. 4, may be laid over the grate 9 to be used as a griddle. Attimes, it may be desirable to cover both of the grates E9 and it withplates in order to improve the draft.

The rear part of the stove between the fire grate l4 and the flueopening ll may be conveniently utilized to dry and burn garbage ortrash. For this purpose, it is desirable to furnish the stove with agarbage grate as shown at 2K! in Fig. 3. This grate is inclinedrearwardly and downwardly and rests at its lower end upon lugs 25 formedon the plate l3, and at its upper end upon the lugs i6 formed on theplate H. Thus, the garbage and trash will gravitate toward the rear endof the garbage grate and any liquid contained therein will draindirectly onto the ground behind the rear end of the fire grate it. Aconsiderable amount of garbage and trash may be thus dried and burnedwhile sufficient space is still left for a suitable draft from the firegrate it to the flue opening ii. The grate 25 may also be used forbaking potatoes or the like.

While I have shown and described in detail the preferred form of theinvention, it is apparent that the same may be modified in many respectswithout departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A camp stove comprising similar opposed side plates, the bottom edgesof which are adapted to rest upon the ground, the upper edge of eachside plate having a front portion substantially parallel to the bottomedge and a rear portion also substantially parallel to the bottom edgebut at a greater distance therefrom, an upright transverse plate acrossthe space between the front 4 and rear portions of said upper edges, arear wall connecting the rear edges of said side plates, a garbagegrate, and means for supporting said garbage grate in downwardly andrearwardly inclined position across the space between said uprighttransverse plate and said rear wall.

2. A camp stove comprising similar opposed side plates, the bottom edgesof which are adapted to rest upon the ground, the upper edge of eachside plate having a front portion substantially parallel to the bottomedge and a rear portion also substantially parallel to the bottom edgebut at a greater distance therefrom, an upright transverse plate acrossthe space between the front and rear portions of said upper edges, arear wall connecting the rear'edges of said side plates, a fire grate,means for supporting the fire grate between said side plates near theirbottom edges but spaced from the ground, a garbage grate, and means forsupporting an end of said garbage grate in rear of and above the firegrate.

3. A camp stove comprising similar opposed side plates, the bottom edgesof which are adapted to rest upon the ground, the upper edge of eachside plate having a front portion substantially parallel to the bottomedge and a rear portion also substantially parallel to the bottom edgebut at a greater distance therefrom, an upright transverse plate acrossthe space between the front and rear portions of said upper edges, arear wall connecting the rear edges of said side plates, a garbagegrate, means for supporting said garbage grate in downwardly andrearwardly inclined position across the space between said uprighttransverse plate and said rear wall, and a fire grate supported acrossthe space between said side plates and at a distance from the rear wall,so that liquid draining from the garbage on the garbage grate may dropdirectly onto the ground.

FRANK X. MUENZER.

